A group of nearly 200 prominent New York-area Catholics traveling in Rome this week were hoping to meet Pope Francis — never guessing they would be on hand to pay their final respects instead. After ...

After joking to reporters outside the White House Wednesday, April 30 that he'd like to be the next pope, President Donald ...

New York’s Catholic leaders have denounced President Donald Trump for his artificial intelligence-generated image of himself ...

Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...

The new pope's leadership will set the tone for the Church's future, whether continuing Francis's progressive reforms or ...

The new pope will preside over an inauguration Mass on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, according to the Vatican.

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

Timothy Cardinal Dolan was among thousands of people who visited the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday, one day after his majestic funeral service​.

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

Just days before the conclave to elect a new pope begins, on May 7, believers around the world expressed their desire for ...

Leo XIV’s predecessor Pope Francis, birth name Jorge Maria Bergoglio, appointed 80% of the cardinals who voted to elect one ...